Cost
$15 supply fee | FREE, Registration Required
Date
Every Thu, Jan 15–Feb 19 | 4–6pm
Year
2026
Location
EPACENTER 1950 Bay Rd
East Palo Alto, CA 94303
Ages
Grades 3–5
Join us for this six-week class as we delve into modelmaking just like animation studios of the past and present. After exploring fundamentals such as silhouette and shape language, students will design their own character and then transform their sketches into a clay 3D model.
On-Sale Information
Tickets for EPACENTER: Stop-Motion Character Design: Model Making are available as follows:
- Walt’s Circle Donors: Purchase tickets beginning Tuesday, December 16 at noon PT by emailing membership@wdfmuseum.org.
- Founding, Supporter, and Friend-level members: Purchase tickets beginning Wednesday, December 17 at noon PT by emailing membership@wdfmuseum.org.
- All member levels: Purchase tickets online beginning Thursday, December 18 at noon PT via the Member Portal.
- Public (non-members): Remaining tickets available online beginning Friday, December 19 at noon PT.
Upgrade your membership to receive priority access to purchase tickets. For more information, please email the Membership Department at membership@wdfmuseum.org.
About Our Partnership with EPACENTER
The Walt Disney Family Museum is partnering with EPACENTER, a creative youth development organization in East Palo Alto, to further expand the museum’s animation and film instruction to youth across the Bay Area. EPACENTER offers culturally responsive instruction in the digital, visual, literary, and performing arts disciplines during the school day, after school, and during the summer. EPACENTER also engages youth in organizational decision-making and key leadership roles, and links youth to meaningful summer employment opportunities, colleges, and careers. Museum instructors will be leading both in-person and virtual classes for youth from EPACENTER’s state-of-the-art digital media lab.
Accessibility Information
Guests of The Walt Disney Family Museum can request American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters on-demand for our Talks, Workshops, School Experiences, Tours, and Storytimes. If you would like to request an ASL interpreter, please fill out the form linked below. Please note: Interpreter availability is not guaranteed and requests must be submitted at least two weeks in advance.
The museum is proud to partner with Bay Area Communication Access (BACA) for our ASL interpreter needs. For more information on their services, please visit BACA's website.
Additionally, in our Classes and Workshops, we also provide a wide and diverse range of visual and sensory accommodations, including (but not limited to) physical items to visual/written instructions.
For more information on our Accessibility offerings, please visit our Accessibility page by clicking the link below.